Dubliners, Donegal Danny (1967)
^{Key: :[A] (w: Phil Coulter)}

INTRO: [A] [D] [A] [F#m] [A] [E] [A]

VERSE 1:
[A] I remember the night that [D] he came [A] in
From the [D] wintery cold and [A] damp
A giant of a man in an [F#m] oilskin coat
And the [D] bundle that told he was a [E] tramp

VERSE 2:
He [A] stood at the bar and he [D] called a [A] pint
Then [D] turned and gazed at the [A] fire
On a night like this to be [F#m] safe and dry
Is my [D] one and only [E] desire

CHORUS:
So [A] here's to those who are [D] dead and [A] gone
The friends that I loved [E] dear
And [A] here's to you and I'll [D] bid you [A] adieu
Sayin' Donegal [E] Danny's been [A] here me [F#m] boys
[A] Donegal [E] Danny's been [A] here

VERSE 3:
[A] Then in a voice that was [D] hushed and [A] low
Said [D] listen I'll tell you a [A] tale
How a man of the sea became a [F#m] man of the road
And [D] never more will set [E] sail

VERSE 4:
I [A] fished out of Howth and [D] Killy-[A]-begs
Ard-[D]-glass and Balti-[A]-more
But the cruel sea has [F#m] beaten me
And I'll [D] end my days on the [E] shore

REPEAT CHORUS:

VERSE 5:
[A] One fateful night in the [D] wind and the [A] rain
We set [D] sail from Killybegs [A] town
There were five of us from sweet [F#m] Donegal
And [D] one from County [E] Down

VERSE 6:
We were [A] fishermen who [D] worked the [A] sea
And [D] never counted the [A] cost
But I never thought when that [F#m] night was done
That [D] my fine friends would all be [E] lost

REPEAT CHORUS:

VERSE 7:
[A] Then a storm it broke and [D] rolled the [A] boat
On the [D] rocks about ten miles from [A] shore
As we fought the tide we [F#m] hoped inside
To [D] see our homes once [E] more

VERSE 8:
Then [A] we struck a rock and [D] holed the [A] bow
And [D] all of us knew she'd go [A] down
So we jumped right into the [F#m] icy sea
And [D] prayed to God we wouldn't [E] drown

VERSE 9:
But the [A] raging sea was [D] rising [A] fast
As [D] we set out for the [A] land
And she fought with all her [F#m] cruelty
To [D] claim that gallant [E] band

VERSE 10:
By [A] St Johns Point in the [D] early [A] dawn
I [D] dragged myself on the [A] shore
And I cursed the sea for [F#m] what she'd done
And [D] vowed to sail her never [E] more

REPEAT CHORUS:

VERSE 11:
[A] Ever since that night I've been [D] on the [A] road
[D] Travelling and trying to [A] forget
That awful night I lost [F#m] all my friends
I [D] see their faces [E] yet

VERSE 12:
And [A] often at night when the [D] sea is [A] high
And the [D] rain is tearing at my [A] skin
I can hear the cries of those [F#m] dying men
[D] floating over on the [E] wind

REPEAT CHORUS: [x2]